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Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1887-08-18
FROM WASHINGTON,

The civil service commission has rem
dered an opinion in the matter of the charges
of tho Civil Service Reform association, of
Philadelphia, against the board Of civil
service exam nsrs. of the Philadelphia post
Office, and against Postmaster Harrity. The
charges alleged fraud in the conduct of ex
aminations and that illegal partiality was
shown cerrain applicants. 1t was further
ch irged that Postmaster Harrty violated tho
rules in making appointments, etc. The find
ing of the commission, which is very leng by,
states in substance that there is no truth in
any of the charges
Tho following pensions have been granted
Iowans: Harriet NJ, widow of Prentiss M.
Thompson, Rhembeck; Rhoda, widow OF Isaac
Buttertield, sciota; Nancy j., widow of John
W. Rossoon, Knoxville. Originals-John Orr,
Arbor Hill; John Babcock, Winfield; William
Il Howard, Chelsea; Samuel Daughters, Keo-
kuk; James NJ. Powell, Scarborough; John
A. Taylor, Scarborough; John A. Taylor,
Donelso". ncreases-Wllliam F. Spray,
Salem; Samuel A. strad!ey, Des Moines
Ebenezer Jayne, Colfax; James H Hunt, Hull !;
David Higbee, Lime Springs; Joseph Tromb-
ley, National; Warren Winn, Muscatine; John
Mcdonald, Lyons.
A veteran observer, for forty years res
ident of Washington city and always close y
associated with political parties and move
ments, says there is very great mistake
about the relations between Blaine and Sher-
man, and that there is close and friendly
understanding between them with reference
to the next presidential campaign. He de-
clares he has written evidence in his possess
sion showing signs that the Sherman move in
Ohio was arranged with the advice and con-
cent of Blaine. He says the public are being
played upon by willy politicians and the pre-
tended hot conflict between Blaine and sher-
man is mere farce.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1887-08-18
GENERAL PARAGRAPHS.

"A report has reached Nebraska City,
Neb.. OF another fiendish attempt at :rain
wrecking on the Burlington and Missouri at
place ten miles west of that city A passen-
ger train was crossing trestle bridge across
deep ravine when the woodwork was dis
covered on fire. An investigation disclosed
the fact that tho stringers and braces were
entirely consumed and the bridge in shakey
condition. The fact that the train was an un-
usually light one prevented fearful ca as
trophe. Detectives are working up the mat
ter.
The executive council of tho G. A. r. de-
parment of Iowa has decided that the de-
partment commander and staff and other
officials belonging TO headquarters, would
leave Des Moines by special train over the
Chicago Burlington and Quincy for tho st.
Louis encampment September 90
The United States rifle competition, de-
partment of Dakota, began at Fort Smelling,
with 167 competitors present, representing
every post in the department In the fist
days firing the Lindley revolving target was
used, the distance being 200, 800, 500 and
600 yards. Thero were eighty-eight COM
pettors.
The following remarkable resolution was
adopted by tho Farmers alliance of Floyd
county, Indiana, at recent meeting: That
there is no PROMISE either expressed or i'm
piled, by which the people Of the United
States must pay their president $4,000 per
month, or any other sum while elcctoneering
for second term of Office. Therefore we call
upon President Cleveland, before starting
upon his elect neering tour through the
west and south to first write out his resigna
ton as president and G.e it with the proper
officer in Washington.
"A canvass of colored sentiment in the
eouth on the school question reveals a strong
preponderance in favor of separate schools.
although the feeling is that the separation
should always be made by mutual consent,
and not by law, ss proposed in Georgia.
AT the soldiers' encampment at Ottumwa.
1a., the heat was excessive, and the soldiers
thirsty. Gen. Wright found some of tho
lemonade stands selling whisky and ordered
the Muscatine company to suppress them. All
yielded upon demand but one, when his
shanty was leveled to the ground and his beer
spilled
The contracts have been closed with
cudahys and Fowler Bros whereby Sioux
C'ty's beef and pork packing capacity will bo
increased to $500 hogs and 1,OOO be,vos per
day. The now improvements will cost $780,
GOO. Fowler Bros will build at once thoir
beef and pork house, and tho Cudahys carly
in the spring This will give Sioux City
capacity in this line of $3.50, 900 per day.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1887-08-18

were not claimed by relatives were at once
inferred by the company in that city. Inc
theory that the bridge was fired by incedl-
aries for the purpose of wrecking the train
and ro bbing tho passengers had impressed
the minds Of the railway officials very
strongly.
Louis Z. Strum, ex-deputy county treas
urer, has been arrested at EuClaire, Wis,
charged with embr zzling nearly $1,000 public
money during his term of Office. The fact OF
the shortage, which was covered by an erron-
eous entry on the county records. has beon
known for weeks, but prosecution was defer
rod in hopes that tho deficit could be made
good. Now it trauspires that he is not only
unable to restore tho m noy, which he specu-
lated with unwisely, but that the official bond
is invalid When arraigned he pleaded not
guilty. Bail was fixed ut $4,000, and has not
yet been furnished.
Tho body of q colored girl, horribly
wounded, was found in tho woods near Frank
lin, La Her step father, Dan Haskins who
was suspected OF the crime, was captured.
He confessed and asked 10 be hanged, which
was immed ately done.
The Niagara Falls excursion train on the
of scvcntocn coaches and sleeper. crowded
with passengers from Peoria, H., and points
along the line, was wrecked two and one half
miles east of Chattsworth, Ill, tho 11th, by
running into a burnit 6 culvert Tho engine,
ten coaches and baggage car were completely
wrecked. Engineer McClintock and two fire.
men were instantly killed In one coach not q
person escaped. In another only a lady. The
dead will number fully 100, and about an
equal number were badly wounded. The
cars caught fire, but the flames were extin-
guishod by tho trainmcn. A largo number of
the dead and wounded were from Peoria, Ill
"A heavy wind storm in tho vicinity of
Waupun, Wis, did much damage Hay
stacks and barns wore leveled on all 81 'es and
number of buildings completely destroyed.
Frank johnson was buried under tho debris
Of his barn and killed At Portage q large
number of buildings on tho fair grounds were
demolished, aud the corn crop in that section
almost ruined A number of bridges in Fon
du Lac county Were swept away A regular
panic onsued at Horizon marsh, which was
filled with haymakers when the storm struck,
and tents, wagons and haystacks wore sent
flying in every direction Six men were killed
FIRES are still raging north and south of
Grand Rapids, Mich. At Cedar Springs the
fire is still raging, and every man who can
bo had is working heroicaliy Reports
from the south on the Lake Shore road
say that fire is raging in the woods badly,
and at Grandyille is still burning to
the lowlands. From the north dlscouraging
reports are received. At Crofton, four miles
south of kalkaska, The flames have destroyed
isrg amount of farm buildings and fences.
Around Kingsley miles of fences and many
fields were burned over. At Ashton fires are
raging badly. Around Alison and west toward
Cheboygan, fires are burning large tracts of
valuable pine and hard wood timber.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1887-08-18
DAKOTA.

The Dakota Editorial Association
scored the railroad companies for not pro-
viding editors with free transportation.
Democracy was represented by max
ing Maj. Barrett, of the Aberdeen Repub-
lican, vice. president of the Editorial Asso-
citation.
lightning struck machine shed on
Keater d Preston's ranch, near Castle
wood, burning up $4,000 worth of ma
chinery.
Rev. Father Haire is confident he con
secure for Aberdeen the cathedral and
headquarters Of the new Catholic diocese
TO be created in Dalo.a.
Equalized assessment of Oliver county
this year: Personal property, $37,1
town lots, s1,o99.3o; lands (private owner
ship) s45, AIS; railroad lands, SAL, 1,51242.
The tax on the latter. if it holds, will
run the county very comfortably.
1t is annouced that two new brass field
pieces are to sent to the capital of South
Dakota to be used by the Dakota militia,
not, however, with any hostile intentions
against the State government at Huron, but
simply for the boys at their annual en-
campment there to practice with.
wv. T. Sheridan, Territorial statisti-
clan, has just made his report of the av-
erage condition of the crops for the month
of July. Seventy-four counties are re-
ported and the average condition as COM
pared with last year is as follows: Corn,
80; spring wheat, s5a; spring rye, 80; oats,
S6a; barley, SS; buckwheat, SO; potatoes,
Irish) los; potatoes (swee) 100; pasture.
96; sorghum, 933; sugar cane, 92; apples,
IS; grapes, 100; timothy, 60.
AS the time of making final home
stead proof is drawing near for many. it
viii be we'll for them to bear in mind that
in case where party expects to secure IT,
tie to land by residence and improvements
instead of by paying S1.25 per acre for
it, such residence and improvements must
be ample to show that the party has earn
cd q title to Dhe land before the proof will
be received. Two cases Of This kind have
already come up in sully county, c. A.
Way and b. 9. Bossler. They have
both been returned from the local
land ofaae, Thiph sssms bard, bu.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1887-08-18
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

The exact loss Of life by the railway dis
aster at Chatsworth, Ill, is still in doubt 1t
is probable that tho number of killed and ia
tally injured will reach one hundred. More
than that number were seriously hurt, and
many more sustained slight injuries. Several
of the dead were unidentified. All of the
wounded who were able to travel were renoy-
ed from caatsworth, ri eP City and Forest 10
Peoria or 10 their homes Tho bodies Of the
killed we're slao taken 70 psosis, and such ss
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1887-08-18
PERSONAL.

United States Senator Riddleberger Of
Woodstock. Va, who was sentenced in the
county court to pay fine Of s25, and be i'm
prisoned for 1--WE days, was released from jail
by mob,
:. = -.
General A. L Chetlain. who has been In
Europe for sevesl rocks In the interest al
hsiatssaAsoaal nNitsry sncsmpn,ans to ba
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1887-08-18
Shone Through the Worn.out Place

shone Through the Worn.out Places.
Court-You say the moon was not
out, and yet you distinguished the
prisoners features. How do you ex-
plain this?
Witness-Why, You see, your Honor,
the sky was as full OF holes as city
milkman's skinner, and the stars
shone through the worn-out places.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1887-08-18

YOUNG writer's should leave plenty OF
space between the lines of their manuscript.
Sometimes it won't do any harm if they
make their manuscript all space. In the
other case the editor can simply draw line
through what they have written and use the
same paper for his own editorials, -soms
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1887-08-18
He'd Heard How.

DO you ever play hide-and-seek?'
said Mrs. Getbuggie.
No; but know ho'6. I heard pa
tell ma how he played hide-and-seek
all night with the bugs when he stayed
at your house,
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1887-08-18

There was also another wonderful escape in
the hrst car. This car was completely tele-
scoped, and the coach behind it crashed entire
ly through it, crushing every passenger. Only
four people escaped al We from this car, and
three OF them were badly wounded, but one, o
get a scratch, while eyery one around her Mns
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1887-08-18


y. I. Hazen, dentist, and wife. of Fort Mad
ison. Iowa. were in the second car behind ~
day-car.that Is, tho fourth car from tha .,e o
~. gines. lhis was the FIRST car that went into
.ne culvert, and was at the bottom of the whnie
PIE. Dr. Hazen had also with him Mrs "Ipae AItas
Iowa. Iowa . The party occupied three seats
near the front OF the car Tbev hns
come come from burlington, Iowa, and d had
ioinea the train at Peoria when I cam,a nna
20 20 my senses after the crash said Dr. Hozn,'
found myself pinned down by the iaes sazen; a,s
ny nayi5 Left arm dislocated 1t was pitch DARK an
eou,d c,,i near my wife groaning near me- h,,t
coaidn reach her. Part of tho roof was ~; @ ~.
cur, OF a hole IN the roof don't know ,vh,ui sie
~. tt "a ai.ef good deal Of struggling Imananai
10 get iree. and got my wife and cnrried sea
I'd don't 'nsn know gos whsn my arm set BY doctor
S;sa 5neh TO The car. l. groped around t,1 way
aascovered Miss Emma Alter, one al The sn,, uln
,ou hUn.eh IN our party. helpSd her out ana 1i
aer r, 10 .iie held beside my wife want tala ~.
ryihg 70 help others and dislocatea m,n MN on On
ulm, ,, nhd wes cropping around with my III i.na one
Nmen re ore know It. stuck il into a1,,s nsna
caG.Ls, HIS head was cut clean in tws Iia an.
W eohld stand it no longer Tia Sae1 saeh
ttSnies q Mrs Alter sad her otter twn aa"a ssaa
riaosS si SSsfc tafen out Of the oar ausins ths an
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-19
THE BEAN ESTATE.
One Claimant Oenf1dent-The ICES CT No
vember may Settle tho Mattor.

One Claimant Oenf1dent-The ICES CT No
vember may Settle tho Matter.
Special to the Gazette.
DoDDs, Tex, Oct. 18.-Dr.W "A. Short,
son-in-Iaw OF James w. Sanders, clsim-
ant Of the Bean estate, passed through
today en route to Bonham. he bas just
returned from Tennessee, where he has
been On hunt for the negro, Alexander,
mentioned in previous reports as being
present at the killing Of Crutchfeld by T.
L. Sanders alias L. G. Bean. In CONVEX
sation with your reporter DIR. Short stated
he was fast welding the links of evidence
into an unbroken chain. he claims that
Judge Crutchen of Tennessee will
testify that to his certain knowledge
Crutchfeld was killed by Thomas l.
Sanders in 1886 just as narrated in the
previous report. Another old citizen,
Mr.. Davidson, testified that he can point
out the exact SPOT on which the tragedy
was enacted. Mr.. Sanders is in BoDham
and Dr.. Short is bound thither to report
his work and advise his counsel upon
other developments which he positively re-
fused to divulge. People dwelling in
Bonhem are disposed to discredit the
Sanders story, while those in the other
sections almost universally have faith in
his romantic disclosures. The ides OF
November are approaching and perhaps
then this intere sting case which has occa,
stoned such widespread comment will be
forever settled.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-19
GULF STORM
Not Much Damage Done as far as KNOWN.
SPECIAL TO the 9azette.

Not Much Damage Done as far as Known.
Special TO the Gazette.
GALVESTON, TEX, Oct. 18.-Quite o
heavy gale from the northeast is blowing
this morning. At IL O'CLOCK the wind
registered thirty two miles an hour and
Is increasing in velocity. Rain has been
falling since daybresk. The signal OBJ
server received the following bulletin
from Washington at 10 O'Clock: "Hoist
storm signs northeast for cyclone in the
gulf southeast of Galveston; also hoist
for Corpus Christi"
To -nignt the wind was blowing only
twenty-five miles per hour. The track Of
the temporary railway leading to the gov
eminent jetty work was covered by high
water in the bay, but no serious damage
has resulted to either the track or the no.
finished jetties The railway tracks LEAD
ing out of the city are intact, but no late
trains will cross the bridges until day
light II the signal flee at Washington
was correct in locating cyclone in the
gulf southeast from Galveston, then
only the mere edge Of the cyclone reached
here, and the full force OF the storm was
probably expended against the coast
south OF Galveston, probably near In
dispola. No reports have been received
from the lower coast. Telegraphic com
munication in all directions is greatly i'm.
peded by the storm. The wires to St.
Louis went down.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-19
HOTELS.
Danger OF TROUBLE.
Bailey and Barry OF the Executive Com
b mittes X of L. Asked to Resign,

Bailey and Barry Of the Executive Com
mitteo X Of L, Asked to Resign.
MINNEAPoLIs, MINI, Oct. 18.-The
trouble over the inharmonious executive
board of the Knights of Labor in the gen.
eral assembly was settled at least tempo
rarily last night by vote of the assembly
leaving the Offices as they are. It is
pretty well understood, however, that
this is coupled with q demand for the
designations Of Barry and Bailey of the
board, and unless the compliance is
prompt there is danger of trouble. W.
f. Bailey made long speech in defense
of his position, charging VARIOUS mem
bers of the board with sundry
Irregularities. John Hayes was
charged with sppropristing funds
and being socialist. Powderly
had made en- alliance with the Church Of
Rome and Litchman had suppressed i'm.
portant papers. These gentlemen an
swered all the charges satisfactorily, aud
Litchman brought in evidence that Bailey
and Barry had employed one Donely, q
stenogrspher, in the general Office as a
Spy, and that he had been sending Bailey
important papers since the convention
opened. The committee appointed to
confer with the committee of the Ma
tional Farmers Alliance reported
resolutions favoring the maintenance
by both Organisations of committees
at Washington to look after the legisls-
ton, these committees to work in coop
GRAFTON, and in case either organization
failed to appoint and maintain such @
committee, tine other to support the &C.
ton of the committee already in the field.
There is now hope among the dele
gates that the convention will adjourn on
Wednesday. Many invitations for next
year have been received, but Indianapolis
is likely to lead in favor, with posi-
bility OF Boston being selected.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-19
SAN ANTONIO ANARCHISTS.
There Is Said to he Well Organized Club
IN the Alamo City.

There Is Said to he Well Organized Club
IN the Alamo City.
Special to the Gazette.
SAN ANTONIO, TEX, Oct. 18.-Mr.
Theodore Kunzmann, the labor agitator,
says there is we'll organized club of an-
srchists in San Antonio, as there is in ell
the leading cities OF the United States.
Mr. Kunzmann claims TO make this state
ment authoritatiyely, though he disclaims
membership or connection of any kind
with it, and thinks that sympathy exists
In all labor societies in the anarchist
cause. The anarchists here, however, he
says, have never done anything to
make themselves conspicuous, conteDting
themselves with holding regular meetings
in order to keep up the organization. The
main bodies, Mr.. Kupzmann states, are
mainly Germans and other foreigners
who have been in America SO short q
time as not yet to have become acquaint-
ed or imbued with the genius of the gov
eminent or its institutions, though there
are few Americans to the manor born
who attend all the meetings Of the fol-
lowers of Herr Most. It is understood
that some demonstration against the exc
cution Of the convicted anarchists in
Chicago will soon be made by the club.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-19
A TOUGH GANG.
Outlaws Ia the Nation Garry Things with
q High Hand.

Outlaws Ia the Nation Garry Things with
High Hand.
Special to the Gazette.
FORT SMITH, ARK, Oct. 18.-Mr. L. L..
DuckWorth of the Cherokee nation ar
rived here to-day and reports terrible
state OF lawlessness prevailing in his sec
ton. A few days ago Bud Trainer, John
Leech, Joe Miller and Bill Chull, outlaws,
took possession of the store OF Mr.. Duck
worth, twenty-five miles from Tahlequah,
the Cherokee capital, and held it for three
days, selling goods to those who would
buy, feeding their horses in the store on
the counter and running things their own
way. firing of this, they took what
goods they wanted and set the store on
fire, burning it down at late hour in the
night. They then fred into a residence
adjacent to the store and as
the women and children fed from
the house shot at them, after
which they fred the dwelling
and burned it down together with the
stables, corn cribs and other out houses.
Bud Trainer is said to be implicated in
the murder of Deputy Marshal Dan
Naples at Tahlequah and the government
OF the Uuited States offers $500 rewsrd
for his arrest and conviction. His father
was killed at Talequah s. fewsdsys ago by
the high sheriff of the Cherokee Nation.
The father of John Leech was hanged here
in 1875 for numbering man and burning
his caoin. This Trainer gang has been
creating much excitement in the Cherokee
Nation for some time and should be sup
pressed,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-19

outlook it is likely to remain so, though the
sheriff and county attorney have taken the
case in hand and will do all they csn to
clean itup. When your reporter reached
the scene 1t was distressing one, Nash
lying in pool Of blood with his heart
broken wife with her infant babe in her
arms sobbing over him, land his poor father,
Captain j. D. Nash, pacing the floor.
Oscar Nash was known far and wide,
was proprietor of the Bastrep stage
line, and msDy will remember his accom-
modatirg and pleasing ways. He had
many friends, and no one thought any
enemies who would do such deed. He
leaves wife snd two children to mourn
his loss.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-19

a Good Citizen of McDaae Shot Down In
His Shop

d GOOD Citizen or mcDade SHOT Down In
His Shop
Special to the Gazette.
MCDADE, Tex, Oct. 1s.-A shock from
which our community will not soon re-
cover was caused early this morning by
the assassination CT o. F. Nash by some
unknown party. About O'Clock Nash
and L. C.. Barker who had stopped all
night with him, left Nssh's house for the
meat msrket of which Nash was proprie-
tor. They entered the house and Nash
opened the doors and lighted up, 1t being
yet dark, and while he was leaning on the
counter talking, and Barker
was sitting on stool about
three feet from him the assassin shot
through the door, the weapon being a
gun loaded with buckshot, the load struck
Nash in the left shoulder, killing him in
stsntly. Barker was so shocked by the
occurrence and report that he did moth
ing for the moment, and the murderer
escaped without even being seen. The
sff:ir Is mystery, and from the present
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-19


a
reach tn tina goods
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-19
A Stock Train Wrecked.

PETERSBURG, OAK, Oct. 1S.-A heavy
stock train was wrecked here at mid
night last night. Eleven cattle cars were
piled in shapeless mass, land the wrecked
fragments of the engine are scattered
about. The engineer, Jack Streeter Of
Crookston, was killed, while his fireman
escaped with slight injuries. The scci-
dent was caused by an open gswitch and
absence Of switch lights.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-19
MORTALLY ROUNDED
A San Antonio Stock DsRler Shoots q
Young Lawyer.

A San Antonio Stock DsRler Shoots a
Young Lawyer.
Special to the Gazette.
SAN ANTONIO, TEX Oct. 18.-At an
early hour tonight on the corner Of
Travis park and Pecan street, David Al
exander, well known stock dealer and
a native Of this place, shot and MORALLY
wounded D. Fl. Dolsen, young lawyer
prominent in legal and social circles.
The affair grew out of 1nfelicity in the
Alexander household for which Dol
sen is alleged to have been
responsible. No one saw the
shooting for only one shot was fired.
Dolsen when found was lying in the
light of gas lamp. He said that Alex
ander had slipped up behind and shot
him as he turned to look. The ball en-
tered the head on the side Of the face, be-
low the right eye, and ranged back. He
is dying. Alexander was arrested soon
after. He admits the deed.